Flooded and dead · ranked worst first
Death list
Niches where nobody is earning or nobody is shipping, and niches where announcements outrun the developers who shipped. 2,895 dead, 11,325 flooded, 767 more with poor odds, observed .
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- Immersive Sim + Swordplay Poor odds median ×2.8 the market
- Shooter + Interactive Fiction Poor odds median ×7.2 the market
- Diplomacy + Real Time Tactics Poor odds median ×9.5 the market
- Wargame + Card Game Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Character Action Game + Fantasy Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Tactical RPG + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×12 the market
- Farming Sim + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×16 the market
- 3D Platformer + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Detective Poor odds median ×20 the market
- JRPG + Investigation Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Action-Adventure + Music Poor odds median ×21 the market
- MMORPG + Idler Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Exploration Poor odds median ×9.2 the market
- Naval Combat + Fantasy Poor odds median ×23 the market
- Open World + Farming Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Character Action Game + Adventure Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Base Building + Snow Poor odds median ×53 the market
- Co-op + Science Poor odds median ×35 the market
- Real-Time with Pause + War Poor odds median ×43 the market
- Open World + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- FPS + RPG Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- Action + Mythology Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Action + Crafting Poor odds median ×7.4 the market
- Open World + FPS Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Action-Adventure + Management Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- Character Customization + Military Poor odds median ×7.2 the market
- Action + Dynamic Narration Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Adventure Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- RPG + Crafting Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Combat + Psychological Horror Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- Action + Transhumanism Poor odds median ×8.6 the market
- PvP + Building Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Destruction + Adventure Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- 2D Fighter + Local Co-Op Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Combat + World War II Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Base Building + War Poor odds median ×7.7 the market
- Action RPG + Exploration Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- RPG + Wargame Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Inventory Management + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- RTS + Magic Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Souls-like + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Stealth + Historical Poor odds median ×15 the market
- Open World + Strategy RPG Poor odds median ×2.8 the market
- Real Time Tactics + Perma Death Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- RPG + Investigation Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Flight + Building Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Driving + Crafting Poor odds median ×20 the market
- Open World + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×9.4 the market
- Shooter + Science Poor odds ×4.5 announced per shipper
- Swordplay + Tactical Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
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